Football in The United Kingdom - Stadiums

Stadiums

Each of the home nations has a "national stadium" in which they play the majority of their home games:

  • England - Wembley Stadium, London (90,000)
  • Northern Ireland - Windsor Park, Belfast (15,000)
  • Scotland - Hampden Park, Glasgow (52,000)
  • Wales - Millennium Stadium, Cardiff (74,000)

Of these, the Millennium Stadium is used additionally by the Welsh rugby union team for its home internationals, while Windsor Park is a club ground owned by Linfield that the IFA leases for use by the Northern Ireland national team. In the event that the stadium is unavailable the national team will usually play at a club ground.

These are the top ten football stadiums in the UK by capacity.

Stadium City Capacity
Wembley London 90,000
Old Trafford Manchester 76,000
Millennium Stadium Cardiff 74,000
Celtic Park Glasgow 60,832
Emirates Stadium London 60,000
St James' Park Newcastle 52,000
Hampden Park Glasgow 52,000
Ibrox Stadium Glasgow 51,000
Stadium of Light Sunderland 49,000
City of Manchester Stadium Manchester 48,000

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